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The social innovation benefits to the business bottom line
How do highly recognizable multinational brands and corporations contribute to social good? Historically, their impact on issues such as poverty, disease and environment has come through charitable giving of special corporate social responsibility units (CSR) or separate foundations. What if Read More...
Optical rectenna could double solar cell efficiency
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a first of its kind: an optical rectenna, which combines the qualities of an antenna with a rectifier diode. If further refined, the researchers believe the device could lead to a new generation of highly efficient solar cells. While Read More...
Almost every economist agrees: Uber makes us better off
Much of economics is controversial. Asked to give their take on any given issue, you can expect two economists to put forward at least three different arguments. But on the issue of competition, there is an unusual level of harmony. That is why, when asked on the question of whether services like Read More...
Shell CEO: Solar energy to be backbone of world’s energy system
Solar energy will comprise the backbone of the world’s energy system in years to come, according to the CEO of Shell (yes, that Shell), Ben van Beurden. The exact words used by Van Beurden were that he has “no hesitation to predict that in years to come solar will be the dominant Read More...
Costa Rica makes unconditional offer to decarbonize its economy and build resilience
Costa Rica plan commits the country to an absolute 25% reduction of net emissions by 2030 compared to 2012. This means a target of staying a 1.73 tonnes CO2e per capita in 2030. The plan offers improvements in governance, transparency, adaptation and urban mobility. This shift the focus from carbon Read More...
The healing power of regenerative organic agriculture
Featuring fresh takes and real-time analysis from HuffPost's signature lineup of contributors September 20, 2015 marked 25 years since my father, Robert Rodale, was killed in a car accident in Russia. If on that fateful day someone would have asked him what his legacy was to be, I know for a fact Read More...
The critical step to gentle parenting that we often overlook
Marianne Williamson said it best when she stated, “There is no single effort more radical in its potential for saving the world than a transformation of the way we raise our children.” Many of us who practice Attachment Parenting and gentle discipline do so because we understand the Read More...
Eight reasons to be hopeful about the future of our food system
In late summer, the ideas started pouring in from every corner of the world. Thousands of designers, architects, biologists, engineers, students, nature-lovers, and big thinkers had answered the call to completely rethink our food system using design inspiration from nature. The Biomimicry Global Read More...
Babies' gut bacteria may signal later asthma risk
Infants who lack certain types of gut bacteria in the first few months of life may be at increased risk for asthma when they're older, a new study from Canada suggests. In the study, researchers examined the gut bacteria of more than 300 infants when they were 3 months old. Those who had low levels Read More...
The best ways to get to work, according to science
Commuting affects your mental health, your physical health, and even the way you think about other people. And these changes are more profound than you might think. The average commuter spends about an hour a day heading to and from work, but plenty spend as much as three hours commuting. Those Read More...